Trait or process (abbreviation, unit) Trait or process (abbreviation, unit) Mean Min Max CV (%) AM vs ECM AM vs ECM
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Absorptive root trait Root diameter (RD, mm) 0.42 0.34 0.62 22.92 7.34 0.018
Specific root length (SRL, m g-1) 64.36 20.21 119.09 58.61 4.47 0.054
Root tissue density (RTD, g cm-3) 0.16 0.09 0.23 25.61 0.95 0.347
Average root length (ARL, cm) 0.78 0.35 1.81 61.28 17.91 0.001
Branching intensity (BI, tips cm-1) 5.10 1.07 12.8 67.22 29.14 0.000
Root nitrogen concentration (RNC, mg g-1) 16.55 10.57 24.3 27.96 6.47 0.025
Root phosphorus concentration (RPC, mg g-1) 0.92 0.51 1.33 25.63 6.88 0.021
Leaf trait Specific leaf area (SLA, cm2 g-1) 147.82 50.79 354.51 53.73 3.89 0.070
Leaf tissue density (LTD, g cm-3) 0.06 0.02 0.15 75.01 0.87 0.368
Green leaf carbon concentration (GCC, mg g-1) 495.29 460.97 522.80 3.61 1.52 0.239
Green leaf nitrogen concentration (GNC, mg g-1) 20.40 9.15 29.75 30.90 0.08 0.784
Green leaf phosphorus concentration (GPC, mg g-1) 1.15 0.61 1.90 34.64 0.03 0.868
Green leaf lignin concentration (GLC, mg g-1) 401.20 243.54 471.69 15.24 0.36 0.559
Nutrient-associated process Nitrogen absorption potential (NAP, g cm-1) 0.23 0.06 0.49 64.25 4.27 0.059
Phosphorus absorption potential (PAP, g cm-1) 0.10 0.03 0.27 79.89 8.12 0.014
Nitrogen resorption efficiency (NRE, %) 40.76 27.43 64.73 28.78 11.57 0.005
Leaf-litter nitrogen concentration (LNC, mg g-1) 11.91 5.70 21.07 35.46 2.11 0.170
Phosphorus resorption efficiency (PRE, %) 48.09 27.27 70.80 22.56 0.49 0.494
Leaf-litter phosphorus concentration (LPC, mg g-1) 0.60 0.25 0.96 34.51 0.06 0.806
Mass loss (ML, %) 26.09 17.47 34.57 19.97 1.99 0.182